posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
counter for chairs or seats
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
piece of meat; cut of meat
blow; shock; strike; batting
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
critical point (temperature)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
as if nothing had happened
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
sales; selling; marketing
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
salty candy; salty caramel
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to quit one's job; to resign
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
still; even now; to this day
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
(giving) instruction; initiation